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Pinkerton repeats in cross country; a Navy sailor surprises his niece

Plus, Saturday's Division I boys soccer final is set for Manchester Memorial.

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A Navy sailor home after 11 months at sea surprises his niece at her Manchester school

11 monthsat sea before Cameron Bishop came home

Bishop's deployment ran nearly 11 months.

Source: WMUR

If you know a kid who would lose it over a surprise, meet Meadow. Cameron Bishop, 22, came home after 11 months at sea and made a last-minute detour Wednesday to in Manchester. The school helped keep the secret until he walked in wearing his uniform, and a video shows Meadow jumping into his arms.

“It's one of those things you can't not be moved by.”

Andrew Sims, principal, Parker Varney Elementary School

Bishop said he asked "the principal or the front office," and they told him he could do it. "I haven't seen my family in so long, so it feels great to connect with my family again," he said. CBS Boston calls Meadow a third-grader. Her own review of the surprise: "He scared me."

  • Ship: USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
  • Route: across the Pacific and Middle East
  • Thursday: Meadow got more time with her uncle

21 daysBishop's time home before he heads back

He surprised Meadow on Wednesday, and she got more time with him Thursday.

Source: WMUR

High School Sports

Pinkerton's boys win a second straight Division I cross country title at Derryfield Park

Pinkerton Academy put five runners in the top eight at last Saturday's Division I championships in Manchester. The Astros finished with 24 points for the program's 13th overall D-I team title. Exeter's girls won their first state title since 1978.

Pinkerton won with 24 points, far ahead of Keene's 79

Source: New Hampshire Union Leader

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Value
Pinkerton24 pts
Keene79 pts
Exeter130 pts
Dover201 pts
Bedford216 pts

Senior Jason Robie took second in 16:09, behind Bishop Guertin junior Ethan Fischer's 15:52.4. It was only Robie's third race, after an injury kept him out most of the season. Coach Mike Clark had called this squad a "dream team" back in the preseason.

“These kids just work hard and they're gamers.”

Mike Clark, Pinkerton boys cross country coach
  • Next: , Sat., Nov. 7, Hopkinton Fairgrounds
  • Then: New England Championships, Nov. 14, Belfast, Maine
  • Girls winner: Exeter's Lexi Paterna, 18:21.5

Pinkerton's repeat, by the numbers

24
points for Pinkerton's winning team score
5
Pinkerton runners in the top eight
13th
Division I team title for the Pinkerton boys
45th
year Mike Clark has led the Pinkerton boys

Source: New Hampshire Union Leader

News Notes

Soccer

Nashua South beat Exeter 4-3 in double overtime Wednesday, and Bedford edged Hanover 1-0 at Manchester Memorial. They meet in the Division I final Sat., Nov. 7, 5:15 p.m. at Manchester Memorial, with tickets starting at $5. New Hampshire Union LeaderValley NewsGoFan

Nashua South and Bedford won Division I semifinals Wednesday

  • Exeter3
    Nashua South4
    Final (2OT)Kevin Araujo's shot decided it 18 seconds into the second overtime.
  • Hanover0
    Bedford1
    Final

Sources: New Hampshire Union Leader, Valley News

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Nashua library

Nashua Public Library workers have gone 127 days without a contract, which expired in July. Patrons filled a trustees meeting room Wednesday night, and the union declared an impasse in June. New Hampshire Union Leader

127 daysNashua library employees have worked without a contract

The contract expired in July, and the union declared an impasse in June.

Source: New Hampshire Union Leader

Volleyball

Pinkerton Academy rolled on in the Division I state semifinals Thursday night in Derry. Salem's season ended one victory short of a state final. Eagle-Tribune

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Pinkerton repeats in cross country; a Navy sailor surprises his niece

Plus, Saturday's Division I boys soccer final is set for Manchester Memorial.

The TLDR

  1. A Navy sailor home from 11 months at sea surprises his niece at school
  2. Pinkerton's boys win a second straight D-I cross country title
  3. Bedford and Nashua South meet in Saturday's soccer final
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North CountryThe Wild River Fire near Gorham has grown to about 1,000 acresIf you hike or drive up north, here's the latest. The Wild River Fire in the White Mountain National Forest has grown to 1,000 acres and was 11% contained as of Wednesday morning. It was about 378 acres Tuesday afternoon, roughly 7 miles southeast of Gorham and about a mile from the Maine border.Thursday’s editionRead High School SportsPinkerton field hockey won its first Division I title since 2012, under a coach who came backPinkerton Academy beat Winnacunnet 3-2 at Bedford High School last Saturday. Ashley Clouthier scored the winner off a rebound with 3:03 left in regulation, after the Astros led 2-0 and the Warriors tied it.Thursday’s editionRead High School SportsPinkerton wins in double overtime and will face Bedford for the Division I girls soccer titlePinkerton Academy won 2-1 in double overtime over Exeter on Monday night at Chabot-McDonough Field. Senior forward Riley McClellan scored with 1:08 left in the second overtime. Exeter's Sydney Merrow had put the Blue Hawks up in the 30th minute, and senior back Mo Smith tied it one minute later.Wednesday’s editionRead

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